Text || May 14

[3rdbest]

Last few days were so much fun.

Black Mesa is back in business. For those who don’t know what Black Mesa is, it's a House Call Technician business, and we fix computers, broadcasting and wireless systems, business equipment and security systems. If anyone is interested or just wants a job, call me maybe.


[ PRIVATE TO: BLACK MESA EMPLOYEES ]
We are going put up cameras all over the city. More, at least. Ones that will actually capture when few people are being kidnapped on the streets after being chloroformed.

The Detective Agency will supervise this since it’s for them.


[ PRIVATE TO: DUO ]
I have a proposal. Not marriage, but close.


[ PRIVATE TO: NEAR and MELLO ]
Thanks for breaking into my place, setting off the alarm and starting the program to erase everything I had in my three computers. That was really awesome and completely necessary.

Near, we are also ready to start setting up the cameras. Whenever you are ready.


[ PRIVATE TO: SOLLUX ]
Hey, let’s go on a mission tomorrow or the day after?

Comments

[consider8]

That would be profound were it not completely useless to just about everyone ever.

[She smirks.]

[3rdbest]

Aha, there is a reason why I don't like people. I don't appreciate stupidity.

[consider8]

Well, I've always tried to not look at it in just terms of intelligence. There is a lot of reasons why a person may not aspire to become "intelligent." Indeed that construct itself is something that is debatable.

The most common, of course, is ignorance. That is easy to change, simply provide the right information. The more difficult ones occur when the lack of intelligence lies in behavior. Either resistance, laziness, disinterest, or the information or skill being not considered very important.

[3rdbest]

I think you have too much patience, to be honest. But, well, you do like to share information, so it's natural I suppose.

Myself, I like my corner of the world without having to deal with others. I'm a hermit, just look at my place.

[consider8]

It is easier, but don't you ever get lonely?

[3rdbest]

The alternative isn't as amazing as everyone makes it out to be, you know? It's a matter of weighting what bothers you most. And loneliness doesn't bother me all that much comparatively with being social.

[consider8]

What does "being social" mean to you?

[3rdbest]

Uh-

being with people. Contact. Intimacy.

[consider8]

Being touched?

[3rdbest]

[ he looks at her for a second. ]

Hm.

Well. I get used to it with some people, eventually.

[consider8]

[She wants to ask why, but her consideration holds her back. Instead she holds her knees together and looks at him curiously. If there was anything that she wanted to convey it was concern and compassion. That, at least, she felt, he would be able to be comfortable with.]

Do your injuries hurt?

[3rdbest]

[ Matt reaches for his own jaw, caressing it ]

Well, yeah. They went pretty crazy on my face, I guess. [ he shouldn't have called them names. ] But it's nothing too serious.

I'm already planning on going to a mission in two days or something. [ if he can find Sollux ]

[consider8]

So soon? That's rather ambitious.

I don't know whether to commend your bravery or call you an idiot.

[3rdbest]

Both - call me both. [ he laughs ]

[consider8]

Alright, brave idiot! [smirk]

[3rdbest]

Aha, it's a good nickname.

[ and NOW he remembers ] Do you want something to drink?

I'm a really bad host, I know.

[consider8]

Sure, that sounds good. I'll take anything.

[3rdbest]

[ he has Cola, so that's what he will be getting her ]

After all this mess with the kidnappings - what are you planning on doing? [ if anything ]

[consider8]

[She meant anything, even if it would dull her fangs.]

Investigate. I think. There is too much I don't know about the origins of madness and weapons in this world that makes me comfortable. Common information, taken for granted, quickly hides important details that needs illumination.

[3rdbest]

[ he nods ]

Yeah, and Shibusen isn't exactly explicit about it. They usually give pretty vague answers to our questions. [they act as if themselves don't know about it either ]

Are you going to missions?

[consider8]

Not really, no. Should I? I have no need for money. And...

[...well, she's still not going to eat a soul.]

[3rdbest]

To get stronger and protect yourself better?

[consider8]

I'm a pair of glasses that doesn't have any combat abilities. I think I'm as strong as I am going to get.

[3rdbest]

Actually, you'd be surprised. I use my weapon form to protect myself, for example.

[consider8]

I have my applications and am a good facilitator, but I don't believe that I possess anything worth making stronger or better.